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Replacing a Defibrillator's Battery Unit

Arizona rates for HCPCS 33262

The implanted defibrillator's battery-and-electronics unit is taken out through a small incision under the collarbone and a new one is connected to the wire already running to the heart. It is done when the battery nears the end of its life. This version covers a system with a single wire in the heart.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Replacing a Defibrillator's Battery Unit cost?

$4,786

Typical facility fee. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,786 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,236 to $8,318.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $2,042 to $22,387
$500$2K$10K$50Kfacility $4,786

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$19,054.61
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$10,232.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34,673.69
Median
$34,673.69
Typical High
$34,673.69
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$134,896.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$47,863.01
Typical High
$141,253.75

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 190.5 times more in New Mexico than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Arizona· 31st of 50

$4,786

NM $74,131ND $389

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.